Denny

New T&C seem like a good time to stop posting on here.

Twitter used to be an amazing mixing pool of cool people discussing interesting things, but for the last 5 years it's been increasingly tilted towards stroking billionaires egos.

I'm on Mastodon: boing.world/@denny

"Now that @realDonaldTrump is headed back to the White House, with @ElonMusk in tow, there is not even a pretense of hope on that platform for anyone who voted against Trump. It’s better late than never, but it’s well and truly time to cut @X loose."

slate.com/technology/202…

"Let go of any illusions you still harbour that the prosperity of the world’s richest people depends on a thriving economy. If anything, the oligarchs stand to do better when the economy (and the country) go to hell."

newrepublic.com/article/188156…

"Twitter's ex-CMO, Leslie Berland, is suing @ElonMusk, saying she is owed $20 million in severance. The same week as Berland's filing, Twitter's ex-CEO got the go-ahead to proceed with a similar suit."

businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twit…

"Now is the time to abandon @X. As citizens come to terms with a declared antidemocratic US president, propped up by the misinformation and hate speech of @ElonMusk, no one who believes in the rule of law can justify remaining on this platform."

theguardian.com/us-news/commen…